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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
To spell Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious backwards without using my fingers and toes.
ABOUT ME
I am just a girl-trying-to-be-a-woman sometime within this millenium, but not before I really have to! A Disney theme parks lover who is quite 'at home' for hours in a bookstore, and needs a trip to the theatre very so often... even when it's not my own show. More comfortable in a jazz-lounge or music-in-the-park type setting than a sweaty booty-shaking situation.
My 'real age' defies my 'biological age'... but isn't that the case with all people who work with children and teens on a daily basis?
PHILOSOPHY
"Difficult and Impossible are NOT synonyms."
"Cry more, you'll pee less."
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Ever heard of Up With People? I suppose I'm continuing that mission of dismantling prejudices one actual conversation at a time.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I don’t surf; I join the meetups and offer tours or to accompany on excursions. I enjoy being a tourist in my hometown.
I was warmly welcomed 'For Coffee and Drinks' (and parties) by the Saigon, Seoul, Beijing, and Bangkok communities when I was there.
Interests
Disney, reading, dancing, trivia, board games, cigars, hiking, roller-coasters, learning about history without knowing I'm learning, sightseeing, water (I like boating, inner-tubing, doing cannonballs from the high dive!)
Photography of unusual stuff that prompts discussion
- culture
- photography
- dancing
- cooking
- coffee
- fitness
- walking
- partying
- drinking
- boating
- trivia
- board games
- reading
- traveling
- jazz
- hiking
- history
- road trips
- sightseeing
- parks
Music, Movies, and Books
BOOKS: Yes. I like books.
even wrote one
MUSIC: I can't lie, some of that indie stuff and techno crap drives... me.... NUTS! And no, I do NOT think 'world music' is all existential.
But for real... I'm a GenX Black woman from America. I live and love R&B, NeoSoul, and Hip Hop. (n-o-t gangsta rap or mumble rap... REAL Hip Hop). And though I'm not Christian myself, I grew up on Gospel music, so I like the music when it's 'feel good' not 'preachy'.
Oh. And showtunes.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
One?!
I apparently do things that other people consider amazing, but it's just normal to me. Such as, when I visited the Great Wall of China, I decided it needed dancing on.
Countries I’ve Visited
Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Japan, Luxembourg, Macao, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
Hong Kong, Panama, United States
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